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People in Wrightsville Beach jumped in the ocean for the annual Polar Plunge to benefit Communities In Schools of Cape Fear.

Rep. Mike Schietzelt is seeking his second term to represent House District 35, which runs across northern and eastern Wake county.

The training will be part of educator preparation programs, helping schools better recognize and respond when students need mental health support.

Rep. Jake Johnson is a member of N.C. House leadership now. His challenger, Mike Hager, was the House majority leader before resigning the seat nearly a decade ago.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced a case of measles on Wednesday in a child in Polk County. It was the second in the state this year and the first related to an outbreak in South Carolina.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced he is suing the federal Education Department to prevent a cut of nearly $50 million in grant funding for mostly rural schools in low-income communities.

Carrboro-based All Day Records has opened a second location in Pittsboro.

State officials say the money will help improve the life of more than 3 million North Carolinians living in rural communities.

Former state Rep. Michael Wray, D-Northampton, is challenging current Rep. Rodney Pierce, D-Halifax, in the Democratic primary. The left-leaning district stretches from Warren County to Northampton County.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson said North Carolina will “get back the $17 million that Congress promised.”

It’s OK this time of year to tell someone to take a hike.

Freedom Caucus Chairman Keith Kidwell is seeking a fifth term representing four coastal counties in the state House (Beaufort, Dare, Hyde and Pamlico). He's now facing a Republican primary challenger, Beaufort County farmer Darren Armstrong.